Illustrative chart



July 14, 1931. w.'s. KING 1,814,251

' ILLUSTRATIVE CHART Filed March 8. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 J n ML July 14, 1931. w. 5. KING 1,814,251

' ILLUSTRATIVE CHART Filed March 8. 1929 a 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 [/1 en for Patented July 14, 1931 release ,aLIm-srmmv-ri career 1 Application filed March s, 1329,; Serial an). sirens.

My invention relates to a chart includ ing arepresentation'o'f-an altar such asis usedfor example in a Roman Catholic church, the chart being adaptable for use in demon- 5 strating or teaching, for example to children, the movements of the Mass. @ne dbjeo't o f my invention is to provide such a chart WhiiCh shall include a representation of the altar and which shall have associated in with it means for sirpporting the figures oit' priests and acolytes and of the various objects employed in the Mass. will appear from time to time in the course of the specification and claims.

1 illustrate my invention more or less diagrammatically in the [accompanying drawings, wherein Figure '1 is *a front elevation of "the chart;

Figure '2 is a section on the line '22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a section on the line of Figure l; and

Figure ,4: is a section on the line 4-4 of Fiure 1.

li'i-ke *parts are indicated by like symbols throughout the specification and drawings.

A generally indicates any suitable back or body member which may be made, fore-X- ample, of flat sheet metal. It may be hung on a wall for example by employment'of the holes =or eyelets A Painted, stamped, or indicated in any suitable manner on the face of the chart is a rep resentation of the altar which may include for example an altar proper B, reredos B tabernacle B crucifix B and candelabra B The altar steps are indicated as at B In order to support the figures I may employ any suitable means whereby the figures employed may be positioned upon the chart. I illustrate, however, a plurality of ledges or shelves or channels into which the figures may be inserted. Taking as a typical channel the lower channel member C, as shown in Figures 1 and 3, is the supporting channel which represents the floor level of the church. This channel C may be riveted or otherwise secured to the chart body as at C and in cludes a rear side member G a shorter or lower forward member C and a connecting Other objects bottom member (3*. Ti desired aspring or securing member C? may be employed, also riveted .as at C and extending downwardly and forwardly toward themem'ber C This meirlber has importance in view of the fact 5 that a number ofthe channels are vertically aligned, as shown in F igures 1 and'3. Thus in the channellmember next ,above, CZthe forward "member c may lie in the general plane of the memberCi. EIn turnithe channel C nextabovehas a forward-member O lying in the generall' plane off the securing member C of the channel G If desired thetopmost member may be a simple channel, as shown atfC As :to the individual channels any arrangement may be employed which suitably represents atypical ecclesiastical structure. However, for purposes of illustration C may beindicated as representing the floor level and the channels C C and C the various :higher steps or levels aboutthe a'ltar. In order to support the objects employed in the celebration :oi'ilhe Mass .and positioned uvponfthe altar itself Iinayemploythe shelves or channels D, D the lower of them having the securingmemberFD as shown in Figure 2. Ifdesired Inna-y 'position ateither side oi the altar, as inthe channels D any suitabile descriptive or illustrative material ,or notices. fl vhereas I have described and shown a practicaland operative device, nevertheless many changes might be made in the size, shape, number and disposition ofparts wi 11- out (departing trom the spirit of my invention. I therefor-swish my description and drawings to be taken as in ,abroal sense illustrative and diagrammatic rather than as limiting me to my specificshowling.

The .usevand operation-oi my tinyention are asfiollows: a a The i-nrention .involves'as a [basis :a chart or -re i.resentation of "amaltar (and (of :the steps leading up %to the altar, representing an :altar at which. the Mass is celehrated. pose o'fthe'ichart iis dto iinstruct iii]; the order of theMass or :to: instruction in theror -i derof mo-vements t by the-celebrants. In general it serves to instrl-icttihos'e to \whom the details are uun famil i-ar or have become lea vague, and is particularly useful in the instruction of children.

The base member A may be of metal or any other suitable material and carries a pictured representation of the altar. Mounted upon the base are supporting angles or shelves above described, or their equivalents, which are positioned at the various levels at which the priests or acolytes might stand, other shelves or angles being positioned at the top of the altar. In employing the chart figures are used which may represent priest and acolyte and the various objects employed in the Mass. Inasmuch as the appearance of priest and acolyte and of the various objects is familiar they are not represented in the present drawings in detail but it will be understood that in demonstrating the simple Mass, for example, the figures of a priestand an acolyte may be employed; whereas for the celebration of a solemn high Mass other figures may-be employed representing deacon and sub-deacon, for example. Also figures representing the altar guards may be employed, or the chalice, paten, burse, etc. It will be understood that the instructor, in employing the chart, will position the various figures employed at points on the chart corresponding to the places occupied in the actual celebration of the Mass. As the figures are freely movable their successive ositions in the course of the celebration can e easily demonstrated.

I claim:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a chart for ecclesiastical instruction which comprises a base having thereon a representation of an altar, a plurality of supporting elements mounted at different levels, the supporting portions being in different planes and adapted to. receive figures representing the celebrant or celebrants of Mass and the objects employed. in the celebration of the Mass.

2. A chart for ecclesiastical instruction, ineluding a base having thereon the representation of an altar, supporting means positioned on the face of said chart and a plurality of figures, representing celebrants of Mass and the objects employed in celebration of the Mass, such figures being movably mounted upon said supporting means, said supporting means being adapted removably to receive said figures at any point throughout the length thereof.

3. A chart for ecclesiastical instruction, including a base having thereon the representation of an altar'including steps, supporting means positioned on the face of said chart at levels'corresponding to the various levels of sald steps, and a plurality of figures, representing the celebrants of Mass, and the objects employed in the celebration of Mass, such figures being movably mounted upon said supporting means.

4. A chart for ecclesiastical instruction,

which includes a base having thereon the representation of an altar, supporting means positioned on the face of said chart at points corresponding to the various levels about the altar, a plurality of figures, representing the celebrants of Mass, movably supported by said supporting means and removable therefrom at any point throughout its length, additional supporting means located to correspond to the altar top, and figures representing objects employed in the celebration of Mass, adapted to be position removably upon said additional supporting means.

5. A chart for ecclesiastical instruction, including a base having thereon the representation of an altar, supporting means positionedon the face ofsaid chart at levels corresponding to the various levels about said altar, and a plurality'of figures, representing the celebrants of Mass, and the objects employed in the celebration of Mass, such figures being movably mounted upon said supporting means, each of said supporting means extending outwardly from the face of the chart beyond thesupportingmeans next above for a distance sufficient to permit figures to extend upwardly beyond the supporting means next above without interference therewith.

6. A chart for ritualistic instruction, including a base having thereon the representation of an altar having different levels, supporting means positioned on the face of said charts at levels corresponding to the various levels about said altar, a plurality of figures supported upon said supporting means, each of said supporting means extending outwardly from the face of the chart beyond the supporting means next above to permitthefigures at each level to bemoved Without interfering with figures at the remaining levels, some of the supporting members supporting the figure at the next lower level from lateral flexure. j i p Signed at Chicago,-county of- Cook, and State of Illinois, this 13th day of February,

192a V o y WILLIAM s. KING; 

